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12A THE MIAMI HERALD, PRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1992
NATIONAL NEWS
Texas oil regulator quits,
admits biography was false
AUSTIN — (AP) — Lena
Guerrero, a rising political star
who addressed the Democratic
National Convention in July,
resigned Thursday from the
Texas Railroad Commission,
apologizing for the false claims
she had made for 12 years about
a college degree.
But. Guerrero, the commis-
sioner and a protege of Demo-
cratic Gov. Ann Richards, said
she would remain the Demo-
cratic candidate for a full six -year
term in the Nov. 3 election.
"I made mistakes, deeply seri-
ous mistakes," Guerrero, 34. told
a House chamber and gallery
crowded with her supporters.
"I allowed misperceptions,
embellishments and errors of fact
about my academic record to go
uncorrected. I didn't admit to the
truth of those facts when ques-
tioned about them," she said.
Guerrero's resignation fol-
lowed disclosures that for 12
years she falsely claimed to be a
graduate of the University of
Texas. Official campaign and
House biographies also had
called her an honors graduate.
But grade transcripts she made
public last week showed she actu-
ally had been a C-plus student
who was more than a semester
short of receiving a diploma.
She was Gov. -elect Richards'
first appointment, and became
the first woman and first His-
panic to serve an unexpired term
on the influential commission,
which regulates the oil and gas
industries.
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